Peregrine perched at Verizon Cell Tower
February 24, 2015 in Verizon Cell Tower
The Verizon Cell Tower continues to provide an active perch location most likely due to hot air exhaust vents on the south side of the building!
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Peregrines on the Verizon Cell Tower, Lawrence
February 19, 2015 in Verizon Cell Tower
The peregrines are now being seen together more often. On colder days they are found near the hot air vents on the south side of the Verizon Cell Tower. They certainly seem to be spending more time together and it sure seems like love is in the air between these two! Here the keep an eye on each other from nearby perch locations!
Peregrine male atop the Cell Tower!
February 12, 2015 in Verizon Cell Tower
The very top of the Verizon Cell Tower has been a very regular cold weather perch for the peregrines. The are typically seen at this perch during coldest days of January until end of February when they tend to return to the Clock Tower.
Peregrine male and new female friend!
February 11, 2015 in Verizon Cell Tower
What a pleasure to observe the male peregrine today with a new special female friend in close proximity, especially with Valentine’s Day closing in!! The two peregrines seems to do a lot of looking at each other with a clear romantic buzz in the air! They were perched in nearby ledge locations on the Verizon Cell Tower. They moved to a series of nearby perch locations with a close eye on each other. It sure felt like they were in some kind of courtship mode and testing each other for the willingness to make the next move. Stay tuned and Happy Valentine’s Day!
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Peregrine male looking for love!
February 10, 2015 in Verizon Cell Tower
The male peregrine knows that breeding time is approaching and is wondering if the love of his life and mother of his many offspring is ready to return. He has entertained a few dates but nothing that has lasted in any observable way. He is looking for love and continues his solo vigil!
Peregrine male in another snowstorm!
February 5, 2015 in Verizon Cell Tower
The male peregrine continues to maintain his solo perch on the Verizon Cell Tower and waits out the passing snowstorms!!
Peregrine male solo vigil!
February 3, 2015 in Verizon Cell Tower
The male just maintains daily perch at the Verizon Cell Tower with no female in sight!
Peregrine male on Verizon Tower ledge!
January 29, 2015 in Verizon Cell Tower
The male continues to spend time at the perch on an upper ledge at the Verizon Cell Tower building!
Peregrine male hanging out
January 28, 2015 in Verizon Cell Tower
The male peregrine continues to hand out on a ledge at the nearby Verizon Cell Tower off of hampshire Street in Lawrence. Looks like he has found a warm air vent of the south side of the building. The perch location provide shelter from cold winds, south side sunshine exposure, suitable elevation, and most likely warm air exhaust from the building! He perches solo and we are not able to know if new female friend may become mating partner as breeding season approaches quickly.
New female peregrine arrives!
January 26, 2015 in Near the Clock Tower, Verizon Cell Tower
As Chris Martin at NH Audubon has said, it is only a matter of time before a new female shows up! Sure enough, a new female was seen feasting on a pigeon on Monday morning just before the start of the Blizzard of 2015! The sun was out and the two peregrines were just feet away from each other as she snacked on a freshly caught pigeon.
According to Tom French at MassWildlife, “the historic Lawrence matriarch, V/5, is still at Tufts and not able to fly well at all. There are no clear injuries, but one of her shoulders may have something wrong with it. Mostly, I think she is just old, and I don’t think she is likely to recover enough to be released. I expected that it would only be a matter of days, to a week or so, before a new female showed up. So, you are seeing a new female, and V/5’s potential replacement. Originally, V/5 was not banded, but I was able to catch her by hand when we banded her first chicks. This is all part of the normal process. At our longest running nesting territory at the Custom House in Boston, we are now on our 5thfemale and 3rd male. There are fewer males than females because the second male lived to be 19. The all time lifespan record for a wild Peregrine Falcon is 19 ½.”
